Holiday home Touzac in the south of France

                                  Made by Rob Kooy - 2009

In the direct surroundings you could rent a bike, visit castles, rent a canoe, walk GR routes, visit caves, discover beautiful villages, taste wine ... . 

Links

Some are in French ...

General:

About the departement Lot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_%28department%29

About the river Lot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_River

 

Cities and villages:

Site of town of Cahors: http://www.mairie-cahors.fr/

Site of town of Puy l'Eveque: http://www.puy-leveque.fr/

Page about Touzac (!): http://www.duravel-tourisme.com/touzac_fr.php

St Cirq Lapopie: http://www.saint-cirqlapopie.com/

Site of city of Toulouse: http://www.toulouse.fr/ It’s a two hours drive, but well worth it!

 

Attractions:

Bonaguil Castle: http://www.bonaguil.org/

Cave Pech Merle: http://www.quercy.net/pechmerle/index.html

Observatory in Montayral (open every fridayevening after sunset): http://astrosurf.com/gap47/

 

 

Wine:

Touzac is in the middle of the Cahors region, so it is impossible to list all the different wines.

Well known Cahors in direct surroundings (10 minute drive at most):

· Lacapelle Cabanac http://www.lacapelle-cabanac.com/

· Chateau Nozières http://www.chateaunozieres.com/

· at 20 minuten: Chambert http://www.chateaudechambert.com/fr/index.htm

· also: http://www.duravel-tourisme.com/viticulteurs_fr.php

· About Cahors wines: http://www.vindecahors.fr/

 

Camp sites:

Camp sites in Touzac or within 10 minutes drive:

· http://www.campinglechtimi.com/ (in Touzac)

· www.leclosbouyssac.eu (in Touzac)

· http://www.lesgonies.org/ (also gites)

· http://www.clubdevacances.eu/index_fr.php (camp site in Duravel: crowded with Dutch people)

· http://members.lycos.nl/brightday/ (camp site Le Valenty in Soturac)

· http://www.les-catalpas.com/ (camp site in Soturac / Condat)

· And many more!

 

Weather:

http://www.zoover.co.uk/france/midi-pyrenees/touzac-lot/weather

 

Shops:

Supermarkets (LeClerc, Intermarché) in Fumel / Montayral (10 min). Also there are supermarkets in Puy-l'Eveque and Prayssac. Every thursdaymorning there is a big market in Libos. In Duravel (5 min drive) you can find a good bakery. There is a small shop/pub/restaurant in Touzac. They sell some bread. In Touzac you can even visit the hairdresser, of which they say that they are very good! Postoffice in Port de Vire.